Yup. This is just another tactic to have poor people give up even more so the rich can live an even worse lifestyle. And people buy it hook line and sinker.
Nah, rich people were having a tizzy a few years back because of population growth slowing. They wanted more people so they could keep growing the economy forever. That was the impetus behind the roe vs wade decision in the US, to force more women to have children against their will.
Currently I don’t think they give a shit because they’re in the midst of a manic episode with AI, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they went back to that after the high wears off.
The 4th line has “in rich countries this averages even higher”. The linked paper has more details: some poor countries averaging 23.7 tonnes of CO2e, vs. 117.7 tonnes of CO2e per child per year for rich countries like the USA.
I think the chart is unconvincing without a line considering Taylor Swift’s impact. Averages are meaningless when billionaires exist.
If we gave up on having Taylor Swift jet around in a personal jet, how many more kids could the planet support?
There’s different conversations to be had if it is 5 more kids or if it is 50 million more kids.
I’m interested in real data, and I am tired of being told I could help out by biking to work while Jeff Bezos rides a private jet and doesn’t pay his fair share of taxes.
Maybe Jeff’s taxes won’t fix it, but Jeff’s entire impact is so much larger that mine, I think we have to at least talk about it, if we want to have a serious discussion.
Yup. This is just another tactic to have poor people give up even more so the rich can live an even worse lifestyle. And people buy it hook line and sinker.
Nah, rich people were having a tizzy a few years back because of population growth slowing. They wanted more people so they could keep growing the economy forever. That was the impetus behind the roe vs wade decision in the US, to force more women to have children against their will.
Currently I don’t think they give a shit because they’re in the midst of a manic episode with AI, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they went back to that after the high wears off.
The 4th line has “in rich countries this averages even higher”. The linked paper has more details: some poor countries averaging 23.7 tonnes of CO2e, vs. 117.7 tonnes of CO2e per child per year for rich countries like the USA.
Thanks!
I think the chart is unconvincing without a line considering Taylor Swift’s impact. Averages are meaningless when billionaires exist.
If we gave up on having Taylor Swift jet around in a personal jet, how many more kids could the planet support?
There’s different conversations to be had if it is 5 more kids or if it is 50 million more kids.
I’m interested in real data, and I am tired of being told I could help out by biking to work while Jeff Bezos rides a private jet and doesn’t pay his fair share of taxes.
Maybe Jeff’s taxes won’t fix it, but Jeff’s entire impact is so much larger that mine, I think we have to at least talk about it, if we want to have a serious discussion.